A word of warning to anyone out there with a 1999 Mk4 golf, the initial run of Mk4 golfs had rear suspension bushes which were oil filled and not replaceable from the rear subframe.
This meant a new subframe at £350+VAT which will accept the modified bushes which are available at £19.01 +VAT each side.
If anyone else has this issue, if you're thinking of talking to VW good luck, they didn't give a toss, I asked them if they thought it was acceptable that the failure of a £19 bush results in a complete subframe replacement, as usual no comment!
The oil filled bushes now discontinued are 20mm larger in diameter than the newer counterparts but are not interchangeable.
The ******** tell me most of the 1999 ones have now been replaced as they rarely last more than 40000 miles anyway.
Gazza57